The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security recently passed multiple bills aimed at improving the federal government's ability to prepare for and prevent an attack using weapons of mass destruction.Read More »

President Barack Obama recently invited a number of African leaders to join the G8 summit for a discussion on food security, despite claims that he has failed to adequately address food security issues at home.Read More »

The health department in Marion County, West Virginia, is planning a simulated public health emergency for June to ensure that it is prepared for anthrax scares, flu outbreaks and other emergency situations.Read More »

A $6.4 million brownfield tax incentive for Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., a developer of the anthrax vaccine, successfully cleared a procedural roadblock on Monday after the Lansing City Council held a public hearing on the matter.Read More »

The Journal of Visualized Experiments recently announced plans to publish articles in cooperation with the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency on recent advancements in defense technology, including the development of a new biological agent detector.Read More »

The proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to be located in Manhattan, Kansas, took another step towards reality when the House Appropriations Committee included $75 million for its construction as part of fiscal year 2013 homeland security funding.Read More »

The Cook County Health and Hospitals System and the University of Chicago Medical Center will set up their decontamination areas to treat victims of potential bioterrorist attacks during this week's NATO summit.Read More »

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its application to alter the administration schedule of BioThrax, the only FDA approved medication to treat anthrax disease pre-exposure.Read More »

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Postal Service recently announced the establishment of a $150,000 reward for information that leads them to the mailer of at least 380 white powder threats.Read More »